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Reflections on Veselin Topalov by Dr Lyndon Bouah

I recently completed the book Veselin Topalov ' Selected games of the ex-World Chess Champion' by Sarhan Guliev (Russian chess house, 2017)....

Reflections and Greetings from Dakar, Senegal by Dr Bouah

I greet you my friends and family from Dakar, Senegal where I addressed a conference called Sports Africa. My topics were about school and...

KRAAIFONTEIN CHESS CLUB

Background information The Kraaifontein Chess Club was founded in April 2016 with the objective establishing a broad-based community chess development...

Reflections on Prize Money by Dr Lyndon Bouah

I subscribe to the Time Magazine which is a very influential global magazine. In the 2 July 2018 edition the magazine ran an article...

Reflections on Western Cape Club Champs by Dr Lyndon Bouah

Last weekend 7-9 December 2018 I was awakened by the waves of the Indian Ocean in Stilbaai. Eden Chess Union was hosting the 2018...

Reflections (3) on Chess Western Province League by Dr Lyndon Bouah

To get to the Proteaville Recreational Centre, I had to turn down Kasselsvlei Road in Bellville South. This area has played a pivotal part...

Chess Western Province League 2019 Reflections 2 by Dr Lyndon Bouah

The 2019 Chess Western Province league kicked off on Saturday 27 July 2019 at a jam packed Proteaville Recreation Centre in Bellville South. The...

Reflections on Winter Chess by Dr Lyndon Bouah

The Western Cape hosted a series of chess events over the last three weeks. The Elsies River Open was hosted by Elsies River chess...

Reflections on Dr Lyndon Bouah Chess Set Journey

It is now one year since I married Denise Frick. One of our joint passions that we share is a...

Reflections on Cape Town Chess Club by Dr Lyndon Bouah

Cape Town Chess Club is celebrating its 135th year of existence this year on 19 March 2020. I was the keynote speaker...

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